Cesium carbonate → 3,5-Dimethyl-1-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (0.10 g, 1 mmol) (prepared as described in Tett 2002, 58, 18, p 3639), 3-bromo-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridine (0.16 g, 1 mmol), copper iodide (0.02 g, 0.2 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1.0 g, 3 mmol) were suspended in DMA (0.5 ml) and heated to 160° C. for 16 h. The reaction was diluted with EtOAc, washed repeatedly with ammonium hydroxide, brine and dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (EtOAc:n-heptane 1:9-2:8 gradient affording the title compound (0.07 g, 35%) as a yellow oil. MS: 314.2 (MH+).

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